The Weiser book of the fantastic and forgotten
Subtitle: tales of the supernatural, strange, and bizarre
By: edited and introduced by Judika Illes
Publisher: Weiser Books
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9781578636068
Subjects: English Paranormal fiction; American Horror tales; English Horror tales; American Short stories; American Paranormal fiction; English Short stories
Description: "The Weiser Book of the Fantastic and Forgotten features classic stories by masters of occult fiction including Dion Fortune, Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde, H. P. Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, Marie Corelli, R. W. Chambers, and more--the very authors and tales that inspired modern masters like Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, and Nic Pizzolatto. Edited and introduced by leading occult author and scholar Judika Illes, this selection of timeless tales will thrill and chill readers down to their bones. Illes writes, "These collected stories are each powerfully evocative; forgotten in the manner of long-buried treasure. I hope to remedy this situation, transforming the status of these tales from forgotten to favorite. I confess: there is not a single story in this collection that I do not enjoy, even after repeated readings. While wonderful if read silently, the tales reveal their nuances, humor, and suspense with even more potency, if read aloud. During the dark, eerie hours, when the wind is blowing and the ghosts are roaming outside, the night can be filled with pleasant terror." While not all of the stories are forgotten, they are all fantastic. They make us think. They introduce and explore possibilities: things that perhaps could happen. They encourage our minds to venture beyond the mundane into the realm of the fantastic, to question and redefine reality. Above all, they entertain. "--
Table of contents: title: Dracula's guest  -- by Bram Stoker; title: A water witch  -- by H. D. Everett; title: The ash tree  -- by M. R. James; title: The Canterville ghost  -- by Oscar Wilde; title: The haunted orchard  -- by Richard Le Gallienne; title: The yellow sign  -- by Robert W. Chambers; title: Dagon  -- by H. P. Lovecraft; title: The horror at Martin's Beach  -- by H. P. Lovecraft and Sonia Greene; title: The trial for murder  -- by Charles Dickens; title: The twisting of the rope  -- by W. B. Yeats; title: The inmost light  -- by Arthur Machen; title: Blood lust  -- by Dion Fortune; title: The woman's ghost story  -- by Algernon Blackwood; title: The lady with the carnations  -- by Marie Corelli; title: The guest  -- by Lord Dunsany; title: The oval portrait  -- by Edgar Allan Poe; title: The spider  -- by Hanns Heinz Ewers; title: The monkey's paw -- by W. W. Jacobs.